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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

★ 7.5/10 · 2 votes 1993 1h 25m Released

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Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.

Cast

Keith David Self - Host R Robert Palmer Self - Commentator A Albert Murray Self - Commentator Chuck Berry Self (archive footage) Louis Armstrong Self (archive footage) Count Basie Self (archive footage)